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SMART CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE
URBAN REGENERATION

Aslı ULUBAŞ HAMURCU

ABSTRACT
The lack of any performance indicator set that addresses both the planning and
design processes of urban regeneration and smart cities makes monitoring
and evaluating the existing smart urban regeneration practices - as well as
those to be implemented in the future - challenging. Therefore, the aim of
this study is to define sustainable urban regeneration as the tool for smart
city implementation and to develop an operational performance indicator
matrix for measuring and evaluating this process. To develop such a matrix,
it is benefited from qualitative research methods (literature review, document
analysis, content analysis). First of all, the 2020-2023 National Smart Cities
Strategy and Action Plan (NSCSAP), which outlines the national legal and
administrative framework for smart cities, is analyzed and the parts that give
reference to urban regeneration are gathered. Following that, three examples
as being the important showcases of smart urban regeneration in Türkiye are
briefly delivered. Finally, an operational performance indicator matrix is created
by bringing together the components of sustainable urban regeneration and
the performance indicators defined in NSCSAP that have direct relationship
with urban regeneration practices. When examined in detail, it is seen that the
performance indicators defined within the scope of NSCSAP draw a general
framework and leave the urban regeneration practices free and flexible. In
this context, it should not be overlooked that, while preparing local-scale
smart city strategies and action plans, it is necessary to define performance
indicators dedicated to the city and neighborhood scales, and that establish
partnerships with sustainable urban regeneration approach.

Keywords: Smart Cities, Sustainable Urban Regeneration, Performance
Indicator Matrix, Türkiye National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan,
Smart Urban Regeneration

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